Bedclothes-holder.



PATENTED MAY 8, 1906- J. T. GOWLES.

BBDGLOTHES HOLDER. APPLICATION IYILED FEB.18.1905.

UN S TEhZ OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed femur-3 18,1905. Serial No. 246,222.

1'0 all whom it may cancer-m,

Be itknown that I, JOHN T. CowLns, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicage, in the county of Cook and State of Illi- 'nois,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bedclothes-Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This "invention relates to an improvement in bedclothes-holders. Itsobject is. to make a simple and efficient bedclothes-holder that will beconvenient in use and economical in manufacture. I

The invention consists, substantially, in the construction set forth inthesubjoined s ecification and more particularlypointe out in theclaims.

Like reference-letters desi nate the same parts in the several figureso' the drawings, in which- I Fi re 1 illustrates a rear perspective ofthe evice applied; to a metallic bedstead. Fig. 2 is a front elevationofthe device. Fl 3 is a vertical section ofthe'device through one of theclamps and a plied to the bedstead, but with the be'dclbthesnot yetfastened. Fi 4 is an-end elevation of the device appliedto a bedstead,showing the bedclothes fastened thereby; Fi 5 isan end elevation of thedevice applie to a wooden bedstead.- Fig. G is a sectional view on line6 6 of Fig. ii-looking in the direction of the readily be made of othermaterial and of other sha e. These jaws are designed to be movab c withrelationto each other, and in the form shown, to which the invention isnot limited, the lower jaw A is adapted to be moved toward the upper jawA", which latter projects slightly beyond the jaw A, and between saidaws the bedclothes are adapted to be clamped. A simple manner ofproviding for this movement is shown in the draw ings, and whichconsists in. securing to the lower jaw.A a guide pin or rod B, whichdepends from such jaw and passes throu h an opening in theclamping-bracket C, the atter depending from and being secured to theupper jaw A and having a vertical extension bent at its lower end toform a hook, and thereby constituting a part of the clampingbracket.This pin B may also pass through the eye of a bolt D, the shank of whichbolt passes horizontally through the lower extenin position and at apoint by screwing uponit a thumb-nut E. It is evident that when this rodis adjusted at any suitable vertical Osibracket C and to be held upagainst tho. bed- Patented May a, ieoe.

sion of the clamping-bracket and is secured 6o tion to cause thelowcrjaw, to whichit 1s'at, ,tached, to move in the recess formed by theclothes and clamp them between said jaw and the upper jaw that said rodmay be held in this position by tightening the thumb-nut, and therebydrawlng the eyebolt firmly against the rod. The clampingbracket C ispreferably fplaced in pairs-thatis, one rear.

the pairof jaws-and is conven- 1 ientl'y of bow shape, so as to providea lateral edge end 0 recess into which to tuck the bedclothes after theyare passed over the upper jaw, as shown,

desirable when the attachment is to be secured to an iron bedstead, butmay be ornit ted when it is to be secured to a wooden bedstead, as shownin Fig. 5. This clam ing -or fastening bolt or jaw I has a hoot at I oneend to grasp one edge of the angleiron of the bedstead, and its shankpasses through the lower extension of the clampingbracket, and outer endisthreaded to adapt it to receive a thumb-nutF, by;

means of which thumb-nut its hooked end may be drawn tightl wa 'ainstthe angle-iron f of the bedstead. The lamping device then consists ofthe two jaws arranged at right.

angles to each other, as shown In the ,drawings, one consisting of thelower hooked end of the clam ing-bracket C and the other of the hookedon of the clam ing or fastenin 'bolt or jaw I.

It will thus e seen that a 0 amp ing device well adapted to secure thebedclothes attachment to the angle-iron of the bedstead is provided, andin case it is desired to secure the attachment to a wooden body screwsor bolts may be passed through the rear of the bow of the bracket andinto the.

wooden footboard, as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings.

When the device is applied to a metallic bedstead, it has been foundconvenient to use the clamping-brackets, as particularly shown in Figs.3 and 4 of the drawings, the hooked ends of each of which engage theedges of the angle-iron and are *thensecured tightly in place by thethumb-nut, as before stated.

The clothes-holding jaws may be adjusted in be 0nd the ot er edg atsuitable distances apart to properly clamp the clothes and be he d insuch position by' the thumb-nut E, as before set forth, and then .theclothes will assume the position'shown in bed-clothes in the angular.recess between them, and thus prevent such clothes from be-' ingdisturbed by the person sleeping during the night; I

When the device is attachedto a wooden bed, the direction of opening tothe bow is reversed and the bedclothes introduced directl between thejaws, as shown in Fig. 5 of the awings, instead of passing over one jawand between the two jaws, as shown in Fig. 4 of such drawings.

It is obvious that many variations may be made in the details ofattachment without departing from the principle of the same, andtherefore I .do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to theexact construction shown and'described.

, What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A device of the class described, compris-' ing a supporting-bracketprovided with a lateral ofiset portion in its body to form an openingtherein, a pair of jaws operatively related to the edges of the opening,one of said jaws being adjustable, with relation to the other jaw andmovable across the opening in the bracket, and means 0 eratively relatedto the adjustable jaw for ho ding the same in its adjusted position, toclamp the bedclothes within the offset portion. I

' 2. A device of the class described, comprising a su porting-bracket, aportion thereof interme iate its ends being is osed out of the plane inits body to form a ateral opening therein, one ed e of the opening proecte, jaws operatively re ate' to the edges of said openin the jaw onthe shorter edge being adjustab? mounted with relation to the other jaw,and means operatively related to the ad ustable jaw for holding said jawin its adjusted position, to clamp the bedclotheswithin the o ening.

' 3. A device of the class describe comprising a supporting-bracket,provided with a lat-' erally-o adjusta adapted en space intermediate itsends, an le jaw movable in the space and eratively related to t adustable. jaw for holding the same in 1ts adjusted position;

(rods and thereby holding verticall below the caring on the outside 0 tocooperate with one of the edges of,

- the openingto clamp the bedclothes therebe tween and within theopening, and means oppresence of the su 4. In a bedclothes-holder, thecombination with a jaw adapted to extend across the foot of the bed,anbther similar jaw, a pair of howshaped brackets secured to the upperof-these jaws and extending below the lower jaw so as to provide a spacefor the bedclothes, means, carried b the brac ets to guide the ower jaw,and means for adjusting the lower jaw with referencetotheu per aw.

5. Ina be c othes-holden the combination with two jaws each composed ofan angle-iron and having a length approximately the width of the bed,twobrackets res ectively secured to the upper jaw and exten mg in bowshape the lower jaw and passing through back of said jaw and thenvertically downward, guide-rods secured to the lower jaw and extendingzontal portion of the bow-shaped brackets, eyebolts through the verticalportions of such brackets and receiving the rods in the thereof, andthumb-nuts for tightening the lower jaw in any adjusted position withreference to the upperjaw. I

. 6. In abedclothes-holder,

the combination 'with a pair of an ie-iron aws having a lengthapproximatelyt e width of a bed a pair of c amping-brackets secured tothe upper of these jaws and having a rearward pro'ection of how shape,guiding-rods passing t 'ough bpenings in the horizontal portions ofthese bow-shaped brackets, eyebolts havingeyes throu h which these rodsalsog pasahand at an adjusted point. 1 7 n a bedclothes-holder, thecombination with two angle-iron 'aws, ofa pair of clamping-bracketssecure to the u per jaw and extending rearwardlj in bow s ape and-thenower jaw terminating in through openings in the hori- I} iii thum -nutsforsecuring the bolts'in position 'IDU bent en s forming hooks,guide-rods secured V to the lower jaw, eyebolts'pass'ing through thevertical-portions of the brackets and provided with eyes through whichthe rods may pass, thumb-nuts engafging such bolts and of such bracketsfor adjusting the-lower 'aw into any predetermined position, and aditional clamping-hooks passing through the lower portions of theclamping-brackets and at right angles thereto and secured in posi-' tigny the thumb-nuts, whereby the device the vertical portions may besecurely attached to the angle-iron of a bedstead. v

In witness whereof I have hereuntb' set my hand, this 16th dayof'February, 190 5, in the scribin witnesses. M ,I

Jon T; coWLEs' Witnesses: i

- C. H. SEEM,

S. E, DARBY.

